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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education (MOE), Grace McLean, is assuring stakeholders that the MOE is in an advanced stage of readiness for the 2010- 2011 academic year, with all financial obligations to schools set to be completed by the end of this week. "The Ministry is in an advanced stage of readiness. To date we have uploaded...

Approximately 17 infant schools are to be built across the island, following Cabinet's approval of a Ministry of Education submission for grants from the Chinese Government to start the construction. "The Chinese Government and Jamaica have been working very closely over the years, and there are certain grants that the Chinese Government has made to Jamaica, and Cabinet has approved...

Approximately $5 million worth of assistance in the form of scholarships, books, book vouchers and grants, were presented to beneficiaries from East Central St. James, Tuesday (August 24), by the East Central St. James Education Fund. The assistance programme, which is an ongoing one, will see the provision of all the necessary books for students in grade four in the...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will host his live radio programme, Jamaica House Live tomorrow, Wednesday, August 25 from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00p.m. The programme has been re-refocussed to encourage more policy-driven discussions and less personal issues. It will also feature a live studio audience drawn from civil society. Tomorrow's programme will address current issues related to preparations for the new...

The back-to-school period can be an extremely stressful time for parents who are often left in a financial quandary. However, if they plan and prioritise, they can reduce the economic strain associated with the time. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, is encouraging parents to develop a list of needs and prioritise each of...

When the new school year officially begins on September 6, Principals should have received their payments, and distribution of food items to schools would have commenced. This announcement was made by the Director of the School Feeding Programme, Helen Robertson, during an interview with JIS News, today (August 24). "I would like to let our principals know that schools who...

With only a few days before the start of the new school year, Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, is urging schools, including day care centres and early childhood institutions, not to admit children who are insufficiently immunized. In a JIS Interview, Dr. Campbell-Forrester stressed that adequate immunization is necessary to ensure the protection of...

The Kings Early Childhood Institution, located in Tivoli Gardens, will receive C$1,000 (J$80,000), through the generosity of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. Founder and first President of PACE Canada, Dr. Mavis Burke (2nd left), and Chair of the Adopt-a-school Committee, Beverly Thompson (left), present a Certificate and Founder's Trophy to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward...

School supplies valued at $70,000 were presented to children of the Prospect and Land Settlement communities, at a back-to-school fair, held in Port Antonio, on August 21. More than 150 children between 4 and 11 years of age were presented with note books, pencils, crayons and other items, in preparation for the new school year, which begins on Monday, September...

More than 30 tertiary students from Western St. Mary were presented with cheques to assist them with their tuition fees, at the Gayle Seventh Day Adventist Church, in the parish, on August 22. Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Senator Warren Newby addressing tertiary students at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, in Gayle, on August 22....

The Ministry of Education will host its Regional Back-to-School Principals' Conference at the Mandeville based deCarteret College, on August 25, beginning 9:00 a.m. The event will be held under the theme: 'Effective Leadership: Excellent Schools', with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Audrey Sewell delivering the keynote address. Chief Education Officer, Grace McLean will give an update on the Education Transformation...

Some 110 schools are to be inspected over the next two school terms, increasing the total to 150 by March 31, 2011. The disclosure was made by the Chief Inspector of the National Education Inspectorate (NEI), Mrs. Elaine Foster Allen, during an interview with JIS News. "The NEI, as a project, began in 2008 and one of the things we...